From the AP:
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama believes Congress should let the judicial system do its work before getting involved in a dispute over Cherokee citizenship.
Obama says an injunction is in place protecting the rights of Cherokee freedmen, and Congress should not undermine the legal process.
Cherokee citizens voted last year to take away the tribal citizenship of the freedmen, who are descendants of slaves formerly owned by the tribe.
Lawsuits over the matter are pending in federal and tribal court.
Obama says federal intervention in internal matters of Indian tribes is rarely productive, and Congress should let the Cherokees decide the matter.
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